Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 5AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 253 | 231 | 154 | 147 | 240 | 244 | 198 | 153 | 129 | 124 | 121 | 130 | 123 | 118 | 116 | 124 | 291 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:57PM1.75m | 12:34PM1.94m | 00:56AM1.82m | 1:31PM2.02m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08AM0.18m | 6:48PM0.24m | 7:06AM0.10m | 7:45PM0.17m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 253 | 231 | 154 | 147 | 90 | 115 | 92 | 153 | 57 | 58 | 121 | 130 | 103 | 111 | 116 | 108 | 291 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 91 | 83 | 46 | 40 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 132 | 129 | 124 | 46 | 40 | 22 | 12 | 61 | 124 | 169 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | NE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | ESE 5 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 72 | 41 | 57 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 53 | 50 | 48 | 44 | 43 | 36 | 16 | 11 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | ESE 5 | E 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 27 | 56 | 51 | 240 | 244 | 198 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 35 | 123 | 118 | 61 | 40 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 5 |
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